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       Directed by Greta Gerwig, this makes the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women follows the lives of the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - from childhood to adulthood. The March sisters are rather distinctive from each other - Meg is traditional, Jo is rebellious, Beth is shy, and Amy is vain. The four of them take interest in different forms of art - Meg in acting, Jo in literature, Beth in music, and Amy in painting - though only Jo and Amy attempted in pursuing them.        Little Women is a beautiful tale about family, love, and womanhood. The three elements are woven so wonderfully together and all played equal importance, retaining the essence of a coming-of-age drama. Each of the March sisters have different takes on what those elements mean to them: Meg is content with serving her family and  abandoning her ambitions , Jo believes that her womanhood must come with freedom and financial independence, Beth a

     I am writing this past four in the morning having just watched The Platform . I am kept awake, not out of astonishment, or awe, or fear, but pure anger, for having wasted my time on this movie.       The Platform depicts inmates placed in a vertical prison (named The Hole ) made up of hundreds of levels, with two individuals on each floor. The title of the film is derived from the concrete platform which delivers a banquet of food downward every day, from the highest level all the way to the bottom. Those at the top have the privilege of eating as much as they wish and those on lower floors will have to settle for the unappetizing leftovers. As the platform descends even lower, no food is left, and you can take a wild guess on what becomes the substitute.      I was extremely drawn to the premise of The Platform  and set aside everything else for it. I built up the anticipation in my head for days, which was why the disappointment hit me harder than usual. I do no

       Alternately known as My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I Expected, Oregairu  tells the story of Hikigaya Hachiman, an apathetic high school student with a nihilistic view on youth and life in general. Due to his unique personality and outlook on life, he spent most of his time as a loner, but make no mistake, he is not necessarily lonely. The series began when Hachiman’s teacher made him join the Volunteer Service Club as a punishment for writing an essay mocking social relationships. This introduced him to Yukinoshita Yukino, another outcast in the school. Together with another member, Yuigahama Yui, they solved problems brought forward by other students, but with Hachiman on the team, the methods are bound to be unconventional.        Now..... where do I even begin?        Oregairu  is one of those anime I doubt I would have enjoyed as much when I was younger. I decided to give it a shot because it was suggested by one of my favourite anime Youtubers, Scamboli R